Barrel



(No1-Model.) u l T. H. JACOBS.

BARREL, BUGKET, 0R TUB. Nn.v 393,833.

Patented Dec. 4, ,-1888,

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THOMAS H. JACOBS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL VIREHOOP COMPANY, OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

BARREL, BUCKET, OR TUB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 393,833, dated December4, 1888.

Application filed April 18, 1887.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS H. JACOBS, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Barrels, Buckets, Tubs, and Like HoopedVessels; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same,

reference being had to the accompanying 1o drawings, wherein- Figure lis an elevation of a barrel em bodying my invention. Fig. 2 is adetached view of the chine-hoop. Fig. 3 is a detached view of a hoop foruse as a quarter and bilge hoop. Fig. 4 is a section of the hoop shownin Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is an elevation of a bucket which embodies theinvention.

Like letters refer to like parts wherever they occur. y

My invention relates to the construction of barrels, tubs, buckets, andlike hooped wooden vessels, and has for its objects to facilitate thesetting up or putting together of the vessel, to secure a neater,stronger, and cheaper Vessel-one wherein the joints between the stavescan be readily made tight and will remain tight-a vessel which, in thecase of casks andvbarrels, will permit of the ready removal andreplacement of the heads with the least 'separation of the staves,and'which will remain tight notwithstanding all the rough handlingincident to transportation,

Generally stated, the invention consists in a barrel, tub, or likearticle, constructed with broad or band chine-hoops and wire quarter andbilge hoops, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

In order that the nature and advantages of my present invention may bemore apparent, I will first briefly review the present state of the art.

In dry coopering, or the manufacture of flour and like barrels, woodenhoops are commonly employed; but such a construction is objectionablefor several reasons: first, owing to the growing scarcity of suitablehoop material and the necessary destruction of young timber forhoop-poles; second, because of the difficulty experienced in making andpreserving tight joints in the barrels, the hoops being naturallyinclined to slip-on the taper of Serial No. 235,219. (No model.)

the barrel under rough handling incident to transportation; third, lackof strength and durability in the barrel, and, fourth,necessity foremploying' skilled labor and the conse- 55 quent cost of production.

In wet or tight coopering hoops of metal or hoop-iron are commonlyemployed, and while tight joints and strong work are thus obtained it isat a greatly-enhanced cost and 6p weight, which renders the'vesselunsuitable for many purposes.

In both the foregoing constructions shrinkage of the staves is afruitful element in rendering the vessel useless. 6 5

All the above-recited objectionable features can be measurably remediedby the use of wire for hooping purposes; but as the wire hoops used atthe chine must necessarily be 4sulistantiall)f the diameter of thevessel at 7o its end great diiiiculty is experienced in put ting on thehoops originally or in setting up, and also in .replacing them afterfilling the barrel. l `urthermore, the crozed and chamfered ends of thevessel are constantly liable 7 5 to be broken and defaced in handlingand transportation. i

For the above reasons wire-hooped vessels as heretofore constructed havenot been considered practicable or desirable, though con- 8o ceded to belighter, tighter, neater, and cheaper than other constructions.

I will now proceed to specifically describe my invention, so that othersmay apply the same.

In the drawings', A indicates the staves composing the barrel or othervessel, which are shaped, set up, leveled, chamfered, and crozed afterthe manner commonly practiced in the art, according to the particularwooden 9o vessel to be produced.

B indicates the chine-hoop, which may be of metal or wood, but ispreferably of wood,

.as the same is more readily secured than a metal hoop and adds less tothe weight of the 9 5 vessel, while in some respects it protects the endof the vessel better. It should be sufficiently broad to fully protectthe chine-say an inch and a half wide, more o'r less, so that it may, ifdesired, be loosened or driven up 10o far enough to allow the head ofthe vessel to be taken out and replaced without entirely the vessel onwhieh it is driven.

removing sueh chine-hoop from the vessel while the wire hoops belowremain in place and undisturbed, and it should have a proper taper outhe inside surface to iitthe end of The outer edge of the chine-hoop Bmaybe flush with the end of the vessel, or may projeeti slightly beyondthe same to protect the ends ot` the vessel from injury in handling andtransportation.

The (plarter-hoop C and the bilge-hoop l) are made of suitablewire,preferably flattened on one side, as indicated at c, to enable it.not only to hug the vessel closely, but also to em- 15 bed itself inthestaves A when driven home,

all of which causes the quarter and bilge hoops to firmly retain theirplaces and facilitates the n'iaking and preserving of tight joints, asthe shrinking of the staves will not loosen the hoops. The plane or flatsides e ot' the wire quarter and bilge hoops C I) lie against thebarrel.

A neat appearanee and good result will be obtained it' the hoop-wire isflattened atthe i ends and a ribbon wrap-joint made, as indicated at d,Fig. 2S.

The wire quarter and bilge hoops C D may be readily passed over thebroad fiat chine hoop B, and should then be driven home so as to tittightly on the vessel, and if this is properly done no staples or likedevices will be required, owing` to the fact that the chine is properlysupported by the broad chine-hoop and the wire hoop will embed itself inthe staves of the vessel.

hoops, C, and two bilge-hoops, D, or a total ot' six hoops, will beadequate for any barrel,

thereby securing greater strength and neati ness than eau be done bywooden hoops aloney a much lighter, cheaper, and neater barrel than canbe donewith iron hoops, and a more serviceable and durable barrel thanean be obtained by any number ot' wire hoops alone.

Among the advantages incident, Ato my invention are, first, theeombination of the broad or band chine-hoops with the wire quarter andbilge hoops renders it practicable to use wire as hooping material;second, it produces a neater, cheaper, stronger, and better finishedvessel; third, it enables the vessel to be set up more easily andrapidly by tirst pressing together the ends of the staves and applyingthe broad or band chine-hoops and then passing' the wirequarter andbilge hoops over the chine-hoop; fourth, it enables wirehooped barrelsto be readily filled and closed, and, finally, it enables cheap barrelsand like vessels to'be made with close joints.

llaving thus described the nature and advantages of my invention, what lclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, s-

l. ln a barrel or like hooped vessel, the cmnbination, with the stavesthereof, of a band chine-hoop and wire quarter and bilge hoops,substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In a barrel or like hooped vessel, the combination, with the stavesthereof, of a wide Chine-hoop and quarter and bilge hoops made of wireflattened on oneside or of semi elliptic cross-section, substantially asand for the purposes specified. v

Il. A hooped vessel having a band chinehoop and wire quarter and bilgehoops, sub stantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this lith day ot' THOMAS Il. JACOBS.

Witnesses:

RIPLEY I). SAUNDERs, Crus. IIoPIUNs.

